All databases in this list have been licensed to the University of Toronto for student and faculty use. As part of the University of Toronto community, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are using these resources for non-commercial educational or research purposes only, and that you do not violate copyright law.

These electronic resources can also be accessed from anywhere off campus, using your TCard.

Formerly Print Measurement Bureau, "includes information on Canadians' usage of over 3,500 products and services. Information includes their demographics, their attitudes, their media consumption, their retail outlets, frequency of usage and (when sponsored) the brands they use."

Career and Job Search Resources

Business Source Premier
Includes country specific career guides. Also includes most top academic journals in business, as well as industry and company reports with SWOT analysis.

Business Source Premier
Journal articles, industry and company reports including SWOT analysis. Includes most top academic journals in business, and
full text for more than 2,300 journals, dating back to 1965. Also includes MarketLine reports.

Find startups and private companies within a particular sector or industry, or search by investor. You must create an account with your Rotman or U of T e-mail address.

EMIS- Emerging Market Information Service
EMIS delivers news, company and financial data direct from more than 80 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Company information includes reports on more than 42,000 companies from Reuters Investor, & 30,000 company reports from Reuters Fundamentals. Begin your search by selecting 'Companies/Markets' from the top menu.

Investext
Provides forecasts and analysis based upon research reports from over 980 firms, and covering more than 30,000 companies worldwide. Internet Explorer (IE versions 7 and 8 only. There are also a limited number of users that may access Investext at one time).

Mergent Online
Financials for more than 25,000 companies with historical numbers back 15 years in some cases. Download EDGAR filings in Excel format and create reports to analyze and compare companies.

ProQuest
With more than 11,000 titles, ProQuest is an interdisciplinary journal and newspaper database that is international in scope. Includes Canadian Business and Current Affairs and ABI/Inform.

EIU reports
From the Economist Intelligence Unit, country reports are updated monthly and country profiles are updated annually. Coverage of almost 200 countries.

EMIS- Emerging Market Information Service
EMIS delivers news, company and financial data direct from more than 80 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Passport GMID
This Euromonitor International database allows you to build a custom report for a specific country, covering industries or topics of your choice.

OECD iLibrary
Publications of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development including books, periodicals and statistics.

Financial Data

If you are looking for financial statements, check Mergent, Capital IQ (in BIC or Finance Lab only), or other resources listed under the companies tab.

Extensive historical stock data, exchange rates (CAN-US from 1800 - present), and more. Requires registration, make sure to select Academic under New Member Accounts to access the Global Financial database as well as the US Stocks subscription.

For additional data, check out Bloomberg, WRDS, Datastream, Capital IQ and more in the Finance Lab or in the BIC.

Industry Information

Business Source Premier
Journal articles, industry and company reports including SWOT analysis. Includes most top academic journals in business.

EMIS- Emerging Market Information Service
EMIS delivers news, company and financial data direct from more than 80 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Investext
Provides forecasts and analysis based upon research reports from over 980 firms, and covering more than 30,000 companies worldwide. (IE versions 7 and 8 only. There are also a limited number of users that may access Investext at one time).

Passport GMID
International coverage of more than 20 industries, with focus on consumer products and services. Reports updated annually.

Mergent Online
Financials for more than 25,000 companies with historical numbers back 15 years in some cases. Download Edgar filings in Excel format and create reports to analyze and compare companies.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Industry surveys covering more than 50 industries and 100 sub-industries. Reports are updated every six months. Primarily US information but some Canadian coverage included.

Market Research Information

Business Source Premier
Non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, and SWOT analyses.

CHASS Data Centre
Collection of databases maintained by Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences at the U of T, including CANSIM I and II, Canadian Census and Trade Analyzer.

MarketResearch.com Academic
Market research reports from Icon Group International, MarketLooks, Kalorama Information Packaged Facts and Specialists in Business Information.

Vividata / Print Measurement Bureau
PMB Product Data, "includes information on Canadians' usage of over 3,500 products and services. Information includes their demographics, their attitudes, their media consumption, their retail outlets, frequency of usage and (when sponsored) the brands they use.

Newspapers & Journal Articles

Business Source Premier
Journal articles, industry and company reports including SWOT analysis. Includes most top academic journals in business, and full text for more than 2,300 journals, dating back to 1965. Also includes MarketLine reports.

Factiva
Content from more than 10,000 publications from around the globe.

JSTOR
Digital back files of scholarly journals including 75 titles in the Business Collection. Content for some titles date back more than 100 years.

ProQuest
With more than 11,000 titles, ProQuest is an interdisciplinary journal and newspaper database that is international in scope. Also contains Hoover's reports.

Non-networked Resources (available only in the BIC)

The following licensed e-Resources are not networked, and can only be accessed via the workstations in the BIC. Present your TCard at the reference desk to use the following:

Dominion Bond Rating Service

Evaluations of corporate and government issues, & credit analysis. DBRS ratings are a standard in Canada.

Scott's Canadian Business Directory

Scott's features more than 120,000 Canadian manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, agents and business services. Up to 30 search criteria to modify.

SDC Platinum

Access to the SDC Platinum M&A module and the Corporate Restructurings (Bankruptcies) module. Our SDC subscription does not include Venture Xpert, it is available via Thomson One Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Thomson One Private Equity and Venture Capital

Track funding through various stages, including for private companies.